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Dutch probe declares Iraq war illegal
The chairman of the inquiry and former president of the Dutch Supreme Court, Willibrord Davids, presents the commission's findings before Dutch officials on January 12, 2010. An independent probe...
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The Netherlands became the first NATO country to end its combat mission in Afghanistan, drawing the curtain Sunday on a four-year operation that was deeply unpopular at home and even brought down a...
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Pope: Mideast peace is possible, urgently needed
Benedict XVI says freedom of religion ‘one of the fundamental human rights,’ should be subject of dialogue with Muslims. Pope Benedict XVI on Sunday called for greater religious freedom in the Middle...
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White House: US Now Backing Russian Mediation on Libya
As War Drags On, Growing NATO Acceptance that Bombing Won’t Produce ‘Victory’. In the latest shift by a NATO member nation about the war in Libya, the Obama Administration has today issued a statement...
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Russian premier vows to ward off attack on Iran
Russia’s Prime Minister Vladimir Putin Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has warned of the dire consequences of a military conflict with the Islamic Republic, saying Moscow will do its utmost to...
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Germany renews opposition to military intervention in Syria
German Defense Minister Thomas de Maiziere German Defense Minister Thomas de Maiziere has reaffirmed his opposition to military intervention in Syria, saying diplomacy favors over military action. “The...
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Hundreds of Australians rally in support of al-Assad
Hundreds of protesters have taken to the streets in the Australian city of Sydney to voice their support for the government of Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad, Press TV reports. Marching through...
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Sudan – South Sudan security deal ends long conflict
South Sudan President Salva Kiir South Sudanese President Salva Kiir says that the recent border security agreement reached between the two Sudans will end long-time conflict between the two countries....
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Obama to announce US withdrawal from Afghan war
US President Barack Obama is expected to announce in his upcoming State of the Union Address that 34,000 US troops will be withdrawn from Afghanistan within a year, according to a White House...
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Obama Begs Russia For Peace After Syria War Goes Nuclear
A new Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) report circulating in the Kremlin today is confirming that United States President Barack Obama met in secret with top Russian Military Commanders at Wright...
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Pope’s doves of peace for Ukraine attacked by angry birds
Pope Francis on Sunday prayed for the start of a “constructive dialogue” in Ukraine, releasing two white doves to symbolize the hope for peace. However, the doves were immediately attacked by a crow...
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Troops sent to east Ukraine withdraw, others defect and join Russians
Defected Ukrainian soldiers socializing with Russian civilians in east of Ukraine. Reports from Slavyansk say that the army troops sent to the eastern Ukrainian city for an “anti-terrorist operation”...
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Putin, Poroshenko agree on permanent ceasefire in East Ukraine
Presidents Putin and Poroshenko have agreed on a permanent ceasefire in the Donbass area of east Ukraine, the Ukrainian leader’s press office reports following a phone conversation between the two....
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Obama readying new sanctions on Russia despite truce in Ukraine
United States President Barack Obama said Friday that the US and European Union are still prepared to impose sanctions against Russia if the crisis in Ukraine continues to escalate following the...
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Fresh clashes erupt in east Ukraine leaving 7 dead
Fresh deadly clashes have erupted in eastern Ukraine, killing seven and injuring eight as representatives from Kiev and pro-Russia forces prepare to discuss the ceasefire violations. Ukrainian...
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Ukraine threatens to abolish peace plan with pro-Russians
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko says Kiev will reconsider its commitment to a ceasefire pact with pro-Russia forces after they held their own elections in the country’s east. On Monday,...
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Kiev, pro-Russians agree to truce in Lugansk
This file photo shows an apartment building destroyed by fighting in the Lugansk city of Lysychansk. Ukraine and pro-Russians have “agreed in principle” on a truce in the country’s volatile eastern...
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Ukraine continues bombing Donetsk as Minsk peace talks fail
Donetsk residents stand outside a house damaged by Ukrainian army’s shelling of the city’s Kuybyshevsky district. Shelling of the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk is continuing practically non-stop...
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Russian Troops Move To Border As Catastrophic Ukrainian Army Defeat Looms
A new Ministry of Defense (MoD) report circulating in the Kremlin today ahead of the “last chance” peace talks on the Ukrainian crisis, scheduled later today in the Belarusian capitol of Minsk, states...
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Vatican officially recognizes Palestine, Israel angry
The Vatican has become the latest country to recognize the state of Palestine, after a new treaty was finalized on Wednesday. Unsurprisingly Israel has hit out at the move, saying that it damages...
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